Elder Horst : Temple, rabies and cooking

This week was a lot of fun. Elder Miller and I were able to get a lot of work done. Our greatest accomplishment is a new family that came to church for the first time. Anderson Tamires, and their daughter. They are a really young family but have strong hearts. They need to get married but I hope we can work it out quickly so that they can get baptised. They show alot of intrest and really love hearing our messages. It was a miracle that we found them through knocking doors.

On wednesday we went to the temple. It was as good as always and i was able to learn alot. Just I didnt bring any white clothes so I was able to use a shirt two sizes too big and a pair of white shorts. haha.

We have had to make lunch so much lately! Its burning a hole in our pockets but its also given us a good opportunity to learn how to cook! haha. Elder Miller and I are now profesional rice cookers. We make a good team. Now we just have a hard time being creative about what food to cook!

On Sunday morning I woke up to a bat flying around my head! It took me a few seconds to realize what was happening! It was six and I was so tired i just decided to go back to sleep. haha. When i woke up at 6:30 he was upside down sleeping behind the door! We messed with him to try to get him out but he didnt budge! So we just let him rest in peace thinking he would be gone when we got home. Well we got home and he was still there flying around! He also left us a present where he was sleeping... haha. We played with him for a bit but noticed that he was getting all beat up from running into all the walls of a small room. Finally he made it out the window into freedom.

Also something sad happened yesterday. Here in Restinga there are deaths every single day. Its filled with drugs, violence, and crime. Unfortunitally when walking down the road yesterday, we walked right into the middle of the crime scene. There was a dead guy on the ground that got shot in the face. The police was already there when we arrived. We decided to stay for a bit because there were tons of people watching and alot of them were sad and crying. One by one a member of the family would show up and react in a different way. it was really sad to see and be there. Some people would come up to us and make coments. At the end we decided to try talking to the family but it wasnt the right place or the right time so we just left a pamphlet. Poor family. It was a really dramatic experience but it helped us realize the importance of life, the plan of salvation, and why were working so hard to save souls.

Im so greatful for my work of Salvation. There is nothing better than beings Christs representative here on the earth to make everyone happy!

Have a great week,

Elder Horst